The Leyland Guardian has been reporting on the rise, fall and rise again of a historic sports centre in Leyland
Steve Knight, project manager overseeing the construction of a new fitness centre on the site of the old Leyland Motors Social & Athletic Club was impressed at the turnout as the club was finally demolished.
"I was amazed at how many people showed up with their cameras. They were all talking about it, how it had 10,000 members and a lot had their 21st birthdays or got married there.
It's an institution and I found it incredible how many people have an association with it.
Of course a lot of people worked for Leyland Motors and the building touched everybody in Leyland."
Leyland councillor Fred Heyworth had a 47 year association with the club. He told the Leyland Guardian:
"Every summer they had a sports day, literally hundreds would come. It was a hub of the community and was packed out every Saturday. It was quite a happy situation in those days, alas that is no longer the case.
It's sad that it's gone but these last few years it was in a state of disrepair."
It may have been demolished but it will live on not only in local people's memories but the bricks of the old building will be crushed into suitable material for use in the foundations of the new.
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